Introduction to Unit 15 Vocabulary - Due next Monday
Tuesday - Friday
Introduction to Debate
Workshop/Research Debate
Week of March 6th
Monday - Thursday
Students will present their How To Speeches
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 27th
Monday
Finish Impromptu Speeches
Introduce How To Speeches
Unit 14 Vocabulary Packet due - review
Tuesday
Unit 14 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Workshop How To Speech/Reading Day
Thursday - Friday
How To Speech Presentations
Week of February 20th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Unit 14 Vocabulary - Due Monday
Introduction to Speaking Unit and Impromptu Speeches
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will present Impromptu Speeches
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 13th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Movie Essay - Due on Wednesday
Wednesday
Movie Essay Due
Analyze the To Be or Not To Be speech
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School
Week of February 6th
Monday
Journal
Novel Essay Due
Introduction to Hamlet.
Tuesday - Friday
Film Study - Hamlet
Week of January 30th
Monday
Workshop Novel Essay
Tuesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Due
Novel Essay Due
Introduction to Hamlet
Wednesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Test
Thursday - Friday
Film study of Hamlet
Week of January 23rd
Monday
Workshop Novel Essay - Draft Due Tomorrow
Tuesday
Novel Essay Draft Due
Introduction to Unit Thirteen Vocabulary - Due Next Tuesday
Wednesday - Friday
Peer Review/Edit/Finalize Novel Essay
Week of January 16th
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Friday
Students will workshop Novel Essay - first five pages due on Tuesday, January 17th.
Ten page draft due on Tuesday, January 24th.
Week of January 9th
Monday - Friday
Students will workshop/research for Novel Essay.
All six citations due on Tuesday.
Introduction due on Thursday.
First five pages due on Tuesday, January 17th.
Week of January 2nd
Monday
Review Midterm - Due Tomorrow
Introduction to Research and Novel Essay
Tuesday - Friday
Midterm Essay due Tuesday
Library Research Work - Novel Essay
Week of December 19th
Monday
Unit 12 Vocabulary Due
Final Draft - Poetry Argument Due
Rough draft of poetry argument due - students need to hand in their four page rough draft and their works cited notes
Introduction to Unit 12 Vocabulary - Due Monday, December 19th
Tuesday - Friday
Students will review/peer edit poetry argument
Students will revise and complete a final draft - due on Monday, December 19th
Week of December 5th
Monday - Friday
Research and draft Poetry Argument - Due Monday
Week of November 28th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Friday
Introduction to Poetry Argument
Students will begin researching and drafting their poetry argument paper
Week of November 21st
Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Friday
Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 14th
Monday
Rough Draft- Rhetorical Analysis Due
Introduction to Unit Eleven Vocabulary - Due Next Monday
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review/Revision - Rhetorical Analysis of An Inconvenient Truth
Final Draft Due Monday
Week of November 7th
Monday - Thursday
Students will work on a rough draft of a Rhetorical Analysis of An Inconvenient Truth
Friday
No school - Parent/teacher conferences
Week of October 31st
Monday - Friday
Students will watch An Inconvenient Truth and take notes for a Rhetorical Analysis
Week of October 24th
Monday - Tuesday
Peer Review and Workshop final draft - Final Draft due on Monday
Wednesday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Due
Thursday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Test
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 17th
Monday
Rhetorical Analysis Draft Due
Introduction to Unit Ten Vocabulary - Due on Monday
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review and Final Revisions of Rhetorical Analysis of a Commercial
Week of October 10th
Monday
No school - teacher in-service
Tuesday
Presentations of commercial project.
Wednesday - Friday
Workshop rhetorical analysis of a commercial - rough draft due on Monday.
Week of October 3rd
Monday
AR Book # 1 due
Persuasive Final Draft Due
Unit Nine Vocabulary Test
Tuesday
Diction, Syntax and Audience
Students will write a letter to a friend and a parent about the same topic and compare/contrast with a partner.
Wednesday
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis (pathos, logos, ethos, audience, purpose, claim, tone and technique) Watch a teacher chosen commercial and analyze with rhetorical devices.
Thursday - Friday
With a partner, students will choose a commercial and present it to the class. Week of September 26th
Monday - Wednesday
Peer review and workshop final - Persuasive Essay
Thursday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Review
Friday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Review
First AR book due on Monday
Week of September 19th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Persuasive Writing
Wednesday
Draft of Persuasive Writing due
Introduction to Unit 9 Words
Thursday - Friday
Peer Review - Persuasive Writing
Week of September 12th
Monday
Unit 8 Vocabulary Review
Tuesday
Unit 8 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Personal Narrative Final Due Students will read “A Crime of Compassion” on page 343 and “The Declaration of Independence” on page 547 and respond to the questions.
Thursday
Review Readings
Friday
Reading Day
Week of September 6th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Narrative Writing Draft Due
Introduction to Unit 8 Words - Packet due on Thursday, September 13th.
Wednesday - Thursday
Peer Reivew - Narrative Writing - Final Due on Wednesday, September 14th.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of August 29th
Monday - Tuesday
"This I Believe" presentations
Wednesday
Describe Narrative Writing
Read "What's in a Name?" and "Momma, the dentist and me" and respond to the questions at the end of the reading.
Thursday
Review readings.
Review Word365
Narrative writing draft - two pages - due on Tuesday, September 6th.
Friday
Workshop narrative writing.
Week of August 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
No School
Wednesday
Welcome Back!
Review Syllabus
Appropriate Use of Personal Devices
Remind 101!
AR Requirements - Sign Up - Ten Page Research Paper Information about "This I Believe" essay. More information can be found here - www.thisibelieve.org. Introduction to the Writing Process. Prewriting activity for "This I Believe" essay.
Thursday
Examples "This I Believe" Review The Writing Process Prewrite/Draft "This I Believe" Final Copy (Hard Copy and Recording) due on Monday
Monday
Legacy Presentations
Tuesday - Thursday
Art of the Film - Dead Poets Society
Friday
Awards Day
Fun Day
Week of May 8th
Monday - Wednesday
Final Project Presentations
Thursday - Friday
Review Presentations
Introduction to Film
Reading Day
Week of May 1st
Monday
Final Project Presentations
Tuesday
Reading Day
Wednesday - Thursday
Final Project Presentations
Friday
Reading Day
Week of April 24th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Villanelle and Final Project
Wednesday
Villanelle Share
Thursday - Friday
Final Project presentations
Week of April 17th
Monday - Tuesday
No School - Easter Break
Wednesday - Thursday
Introduction to Final Project
The Villanelle
Friday
Reading Day
Week of April 10th
Monday - Wednesday
Peer Review - Historical Fiction
Thursday - Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of April 3rd
Monday
Review Historical Fiction Assignment
Workshop Historical Fiction
Tuesday - Thursday
Workshop Historical Fiction - Draft due Monday
Friday
Reading Day
Week of March 27th
Monday
Debate Presentation
Tuesday
Reading Day
Wednesday - Thursday
Debate Presentation
Friday
PSSA Assembly
Week of March 20th
Monday
Unit 15 Vocabulary Due
Discussion of debate days
Tuesday
Unit 15 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Friday
Research and prepare for debate
Week of March 13th
Monday
Introduction to Unit 15 Vocabulary - Due next Monday
Tuesday - Friday
Introduction to Debate
Workshop/Research Debate
Week of March 6th
Monday - Thursday
Students will present their How To Speeches
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 27th
Monday
Finish Impromptu Speeches
Introduce How To Speeches
Unit 14 Vocabulary Packet due - review
Tuesday
Unit 14 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Workshop How To Speech/Reading Day
Thursday - Friday
How To Speech Presentations
Week of February 20th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Unit 14 Vocabulary - Due Monday
Introduction to Speaking Unit and Impromptu Speeches
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will present Impromptu Speeches
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 13th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Movie Essay - Due on Wednesday
Wednesday
Movie Essay Due
Analyze the To Be or Not To Be speech
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School
Week of February 6th
Monday
Journal
Novel Essay Due
Introduction to Hamlet.
Tuesday - Friday
Film Study - Hamlet
Week of January 30th
Monday
Workshop Novel Essay
Tuesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Due
Novel Essay Due
Introduction to Hamlet
Wednesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Test
Thursday - Friday
Film study of Hamlet
Week of January 23rd
Monday
Workshop Novel Essay - Draft Due Tomorrow
Tuesday
Novel Essay Draft Due
Introduction to Unit Thirteen Vocabulary - Due Next Tuesday
Wednesday - Friday
Peer Review/Edit/Finalize Novel Essay
Week of January 16th
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Friday
Students will workshop Novel Essay - first five pages due on Tuesday, January 17th.
Ten page draft due on Tuesday, January 24th.
Week of January 9th
Monday - Friday
Students will workshop/research for Novel Essay.
All six citations due on Tuesday.
Introduction due on Thursday.
First five pages due on Tuesday, January 17th.
Week of January 2nd
Monday
Review Midterm - Due Tomorrow
Introduction to Research and Novel Essay
Tuesday - Friday
Midterm Essay due Tuesday
Library Research Work - Novel Essay
Week of December 19th
Monday
Unit 12 Vocabulary Due
Final Draft - Poetry Argument Due
Tuesday
Unit 12 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Friday
Midterm Reflection Review
Introduction to Novel Argument
Reading Workshop - Novel Essay
Week of December 12th
Monday
Rough draft of poetry argument due - students need to hand in their four page rough draft and their works cited notes
Introduction to Unit 12 Vocabulary - Due Monday, December 19th
Tuesday - Friday
Students will review/peer edit poetry argument
Students will revise and complete a final draft - due on Monday, December 19th
Week of December 5th
Monday - Friday
Research and draft Poetry Argument - Due Monday
Week of November 28th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Friday
Introduction to Poetry Argument
Students will begin researching and drafting their poetry argument paper
Week of November 21st
Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Friday
Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 14th
Monday
Rough Draft- Rhetorical Analysis Due
Introduction to Unit Eleven Vocabulary - Due Next Monday
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review/Revision - Rhetorical Analysis of An Inconvenient Truth
Final Draft Due Monday
Week of November 7th
Monday - Thursday
Students will work on a rough draft of a Rhetorical Analysis of An Inconvenient Truth
Friday
No school - Parent/teacher conferences
Week of October 31st
Monday - Friday
Students will watch An Inconvenient Truth and take notes for a Rhetorical Analysis
Week of October 24th
Monday - Tuesday
Peer Review and Workshop final draft - Final Draft due on Monday
Wednesday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Due
Thursday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Test
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 17th
Monday
Rhetorical Analysis Draft Due
Introduction to Unit Ten Vocabulary - Due on Monday
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review and Final Revisions of Rhetorical Analysis of a Commercial
Week of October 10th
Monday
No school - teacher in-service
Tuesday
Presentations of commercial project.
Wednesday - Friday
Workshop rhetorical analysis of a commercial - rough draft due on Monday.
Week of October 3rd
Monday
AR Book # 1 due
Persuasive Final Draft Due
Unit Nine Vocabulary Test
Tuesday
Diction, Syntax and Audience
Students will write a letter to a friend and a parent about the same topic and compare/contrast with a partner.
Wednesday
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis (pathos, logos, ethos, audience, purpose, claim, tone and technique)
Watch a teacher chosen commercial and analyze with rhetorical devices.
Thursday - Friday
With a partner, students will choose a commercial and present it to the class.
Week of September 26th
Monday - Wednesday
Peer review and workshop final - Persuasive Essay
Thursday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Review
Friday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Review
First AR book due on Monday
Week of September 19th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Persuasive Writing
Wednesday
Draft of Persuasive Writing due
Introduction to Unit 9 Words
Thursday - Friday
Peer Review - Persuasive Writing
Week of September 12th
Monday
Unit 8 Vocabulary Review
Tuesday
Unit 8 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Personal Narrative Final Due
Students will read “A Crime of Compassion” on page 343 and “The Declaration of Independence” on page 547 and respond to the questions.
Thursday
Review Readings
Friday
Reading Day
Week of September 6th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Narrative Writing Draft Due
Introduction to Unit 8 Words - Packet due on Thursday, September 13th.
Wednesday - Thursday
Peer Reivew - Narrative Writing - Final Due on Wednesday, September 14th.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of August 29th
Monday - Tuesday
"This I Believe" presentations
Wednesday
Describe Narrative Writing
Read "What's in a Name?" and "Momma, the dentist and me" and respond to the questions at the end of the reading.
Thursday
Review readings.
Review Word365
Narrative writing draft - two pages - due on Tuesday, September 6th.
Friday
Workshop narrative writing.
Week of August 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
No School
Wednesday
Welcome Back!
Review Syllabus
Appropriate Use of Personal Devices
Remind 101!
AR Requirements - Sign Up - Ten Page Research Paper
Information about "This I Believe" essay. More information can be found here - www.thisibelieve.org.
Introduction to the Writing Process.
Prewriting activity for "This I Believe" essay.
Thursday
Examples "This I Believe"
Review The Writing Process
Prewrite/Draft "This I Believe"
Final Copy (Hard Copy and Recording) due on Monday
Friday
AR Book Approval
Book Talk
Independent Reading